there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
caller; visitor; company; guest
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 out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
furnishings; implements; equipment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
two persons; two people; pair; couple
first-rate; finest quality; the best
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
person being waited for; person who waits
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
leader; authority; mainstay
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
rational; logical; coherent