very young; little; childish; immature
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
salty sea breeze; salt wind
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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.
in comparison to; rather than
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding