castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
corridor; hallway; passageway
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
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.)
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
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
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
place; situation; position; location
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work