preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
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.
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
discovery; detection; finding
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
both (people); the two of them
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness