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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
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 run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
while; during; while; although; all; both
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
three-cornered hat; tricorne
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
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.)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver