you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
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; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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 tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
while; during; while; although; all; both
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to feel; to sense; to experience
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so; like this; in this way
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
such; this sort of; like this
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances