demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
river; stream; River; the ... river
library; book collection; paperback book
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to shake; to sway; to waver
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
good feeling; feeling good
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
whereabout; about where; how much
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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.
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that