indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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 shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
while; during; while; although; all; both
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
why; how; for what reason
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to