shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
divining sticks; counting; calculation
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 throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
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.)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to make an appearance; to show up
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
black hair; black-haired horse
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
ten; 10; ten years of age
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)