pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
weave; weaving; woven item
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
offender; criminal; culprit
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres