here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dukedom; duchy; principality
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
every place; various places
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
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 have both; to possess both; to combine with
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that