ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
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.
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
ahead; before; the future
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
curse; spell; malediction
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
newspaper reporter; print journalist
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
myself; yourself; I; me; you
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
school building; schoolhouse
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
feeling; sense; impression
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.)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift