absent-mindedness; stupor; stupefaction; fainting
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
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
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
spirit residing in the ground
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible