indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
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.
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
infancy; childhood; tender age
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
engagement; betrothal; marriage contract
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
remote mountain; mountain recesses
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
practice; practising; training; study
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
returning; coming back; returning to the service of one's master
succession to headship of a family
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to be called; to do
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father