that day; the very same day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
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
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be absorbed in reading
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else