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
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
innumerable; countless; numberless
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
every evening; night after night
many; a lot; much; multitude
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
quiet; still; surreptitious
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
and so; therefore; for that reason
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
flamingo (Phoenicopteridae)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
tradition; legend; folklore