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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
older sister; elder sister
Merrill; Meril; Merill; Merril; Meryl
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
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.
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
instant; moment; for an instant
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
real thing; original; actual
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case