indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
royal capital; imperial capital
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
royal castle; imperial castle
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
calamity; disaster; accident
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)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
beginning; outset; first; onset
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
man; male; masculine gender
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
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
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
a few seconds; several seconds
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)