wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
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 go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
two persons; two people; pair; couple
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
now; the present time; just now; another; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman