castle (in place names); castle; fortress
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sofa; couch; lounge chair
to relax; to feel at home
dark elf (fictional race)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
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
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
in that way; thus; so; so?
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
tenth day of the month; ten days
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become