this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
movie; film; motion picture
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989 animated film)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
My Neighbor Totoro (film)
all; entire; whole; altogether
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
name; given name; first name
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
great depth; bottomless; great height
Spirited Away (2002 film)
Ponyo (2008 animated film)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Nausicaä (from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
from now; from this moment; henceforth
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)