basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
story; tale; talk; discussion
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
beginning; opening; start; outset
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn
lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn
(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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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.
shellfish; seashell; shell
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); 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; penis; (one's) thing
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to become hoarse; to become husky
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
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; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe