old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
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
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
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.
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of