indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
3rd day of the month; three days
within; inside of; less than
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
queen (consort); empress (consort)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
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.
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
yen (currency of Japan); circle
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how; in what way; in what manner
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she