bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
one day; (on) a certain day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
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.
consummation of a marriage
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
while; even though; despite
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly