ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
honorific/polite/humble prefix
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
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 resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement