basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
story; tale; talk; discussion
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
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
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 be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
expression; presentation; representation; notation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank