too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
everywhere; all over; throughout
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)