magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
corridor; hallway; passageway
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 run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
while; during; while; although; all; both
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener; preschooler; child in daycare
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
appliqué (ornamental needlework)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
don't you think?; indicates question
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed