suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
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 turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
every year; yearly; annually
when it becomes; when it comes to
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
very young; little; childish; immature
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back