missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
long (time that has passed); old (story)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that's the way it is; such is life
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
such; this sort of; like this
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
higonokami; type of folding knife with metal handle
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be splendidly handsome
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice