indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
murder; killing; murderer
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
tenement house; row house
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
occurrence; happening; incident; event
honorific/polite/humble prefix
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
security for a loan; collateral
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
after that; afterwards; thereafter
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows