serious; severe; grave; acute
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
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.
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
how; in what way; how about
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.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
to throw at; to turn; to raise
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
myself; yourself; I; me; you
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
being startled; getting a shock
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
while; during; while; although; all; both
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about