aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rather; sooner; preferably
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
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 wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
again; once more; a second time
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
while; even though; despite
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to squeeze out; to wring out
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to look down (on); to condescend (to)