one day; (on) a certain day
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
princess; daughter of a nobleman
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
woman; female; feminine gender
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how; in what way; how about
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.)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
of course; certainly; naturally
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
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.
maintenance; preservation; improvement
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building