royal capital; imperial capital
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
middle of the night; dead of night
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
even though; despite; when
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
(your) daughter; young woman
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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.
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
antiquity; the previous era
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses