long ago; once upon a time
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
empress (consort); queen (consort)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
sewing; needlework; embroidery
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
counter for drops of liquid
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to