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
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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 look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in comparison to; rather than
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
older brother; elder brother
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
such ... as; or some such
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
another family; another house
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse