you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
single word; a few words; brief comment
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
scene; spectacle; sight; view
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to squeeze out; to wring out
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)