miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
orphan; person without friends
rather; better; instead; if anything
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
mistress; kept woman; concubine
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
good-for-nothing; worthless
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 hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to let out a cry; to break forth
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
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.)
abandoned child; foundling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light