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
royal castle; imperial castle
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
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.
bodily sensation; sense; experience
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to squash; to crush; to flatten
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
peace conference; peace talks
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
Rudolf; Rudolff; Rudolfo; Rudolph
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by