the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
story; tale; talk; discussion
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
one day; (on) a certain day
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
departure; leaving; setting off
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
both (people); the two of them
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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.
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune