fiction; fabrication; concoction
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
veil of darkness; curtain of night
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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.
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
(present) head of a family
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
man; male; masculine gender
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
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.)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend