little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
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
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.
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
in the same way as; just like
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
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.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
go that far; to that extent
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
chapter one; first chapter
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that day; the very same day
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished