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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
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.
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
woman; female; feminine gender
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
educational institution; school; academy; campus
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
older sister; elder sister
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
magic sword; cursed sword
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
having experienced (something); having had the experience (of)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed