the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at the window; by the window; next to the window
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
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
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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 find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
honorific/polite/humble prefix
empress (consort); queen (consort)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to name; to call; to christen; to term
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
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.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)