this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
edible flower bud of a giant butterbur plant
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
moon of the 20th day of the lunar month
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
royal castle; imperial castle
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
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 drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
silver powder; white sand
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)