Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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 accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to face; to go towards; to head towards
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
people; men and women; each person; everybody
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
guess; speculation; supposition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs