courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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.)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
why; how; for what reason
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")