indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
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
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to push aside; to push one's way through
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to speak; to hear a voice
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated