purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
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
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
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.
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
comfort; consolation; diversion
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
thicket; coppice; brushwood
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point