chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
two persons; two people; pair; couple
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
older brother; elder brother
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
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.
solitude; loneliness; isolation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to pass (of time); to elapse
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable