bluish stone; greenish stone; blue-tinged tuff
emperor (of Japan); mikado
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
family; members of a family
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
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
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ladies' day; promotional scheme where women are offered discounts on certain days (e.g. at cinemas)
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
sexual experience (with men)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
university student; college student
to spend a night together
myself; yourself; I; me; you
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
company; corporation; workplace