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
(present) head of a family
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
although I say; although one might say; although called
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
nothing but; none other than
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
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 advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
older sister; elder sister
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial