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 laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
prize money; monetary award; reward
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
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
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
order of chivalry; chivalric order
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
of course; certainly; naturally
that's the way it is; such is life