than; from; out of; except; but; more
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to pass (of time); to elapse
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
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
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.
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to shake; to sway; to waver
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
light (e.g. colour, color)
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
earnestly; immediately; exactly
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)