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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
facing north; northern exposure
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
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.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
paints; painting material
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
after that; afterwards; thereafter
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; previously
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
three kinds; three varieties
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
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)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
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 drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
scripture; passage from scripture