indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to face; to go towards; to head towards
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
corridor; hallway; passageway
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.
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
that; the matter in question
to accept; to receive; to agree
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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.)