the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
light; right; right field; right fielder
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
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
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)