big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
at; in; at; when; by; with
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
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.
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
obsession; compulsive idea
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to