waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
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
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
birth; creation; formation
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
all present; all concerned; all of us
light; right; right field; right fielder
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
ancient Shinto music and dancing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)