water and moon; the Moon reflected on the water; pit of the stomach; solar plexus
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
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
other side; opposite side; other party
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
how; in what way; how about
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
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.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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 some extent; to a certain extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
meaning; significance; sense
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
absorption; suction; attraction
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort