shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to pass (of time); to elapse
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
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
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
meaning; significance; sense
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.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
near; close; beside; third person
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary