to make one's rounds; to patrol
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
tenement house; row house
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, etc. (Edo period); boiled-food vendor (Edo period)
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
murder; homicide; manslaughter
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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 conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
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.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)