incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
completely; absolutely; totally
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
honeycomb toffee; sponge toffee; foam candy from heated brown sugar mixed with baking soda
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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 put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
coexistence; living together
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to pass (of time); to elapse
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
invisibly; secretly; privately
rampancy; prevalence; domination
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
counter for generations; epoch
party; set; gang; company; person
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and