smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
young noblewoman; princess
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
very rich person; the super rich
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
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 turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
pride; boast; credit (to)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
around the world; throughout the world
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...