to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
please (give me); please (do for me)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
go that far; to that extent
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
several people; a few people
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
like this; this sort; this way
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
now; the present time; just now; another; more
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
nightlife districts; drinking districts
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make