on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
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 build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to fly around; to scatter
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you