first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
river; stream; River; the ... river
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 blow through; to blow across
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
sidelocks; hair at the temples
to rock; to shake; to swing
February; second month of the lunar calendar
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
pale; pallid; bluish-white
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
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.)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober