here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
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 overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
this world; this life; world of the living
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
door; gate; opening; title page
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
strength; power; proficiency; ability
now; the present time; just now; another; more
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)