indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
discovery; detection; finding
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
1000 ri; (a) long distance
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
man; male; masculine gender
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
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 commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
at least; at most; (even) just
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case