very young; little; childish; immature
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
murder; killing; murderer
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
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
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
spirit world; underworld; the next world
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
region; limits; stage; level
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
natural history; wide learning; broad area of learning
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
treasure house; storage for valuable property
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
true state; actual condition; reality
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on