magic; sorcery; incantation
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
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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.
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
overcast sky in the rainy season
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
many; much; plenty; hardly
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
everywhere; all over; throughout