magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
banning of books; banned book
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
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 drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to feel dizzy; to feel faint; to spin; to revolve; to twirl
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
leather shoes; leather boots
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
while; during; while; although; all; both
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
after that; afterwards; thereafter
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start