girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
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.
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(carved) statue; sculpture
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
silence (not speaking); muteness
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
by means of; due to; because of; according to
scripture; passage from scripture
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
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
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
sickroom; hospital room; ward
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about