mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mysterious power of words to alter reality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
separation; farewell; parting
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
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
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at once; immediately; right now
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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 bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
use; utilization; utilisation; application
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
all; entire; whole; altogether
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for