kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
... years old; age (of) ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
decision; determination; resolution
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
business trip; official trip