recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
older brother; elder brother
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
honorific/polite/humble prefix
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
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
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, 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 rescue from; to help out of; to save