the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
one day; (on) a certain day
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
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.
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to manage a state; to govern a country
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
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.)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
only; merely; but; no more than
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result