very young; little; childish; immature
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
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.
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
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
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
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); 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