fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
long ago; once upon a time
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at that time; in those days
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to serve; to work for; to attend
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.
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
after that; afterwards; thereafter
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
queen (consort); empress (consort)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward