Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
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
negative emotions; negative feelings
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.
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take someone's life; to kill someone
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
declaration; proclamation; announcement
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to gather; to collect; to assemble
that is to say; so that means
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)