prefix for forming ordinal numbers
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
veil of darkness; curtain of night
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
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.
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
while; during; while; although; all; both
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
beyond that point; after that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights