girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
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.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")