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
name; given name; first name
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
very young; little; childish; immature
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(present) head of a family
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
(your) daughter; young woman
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to be silent; to say nothing
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor