counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); roll of cloth
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
tradition; legend; folklore
soldier; combatant; warrior
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
than; from; out of; except; but; more
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
certainly; surely; definitely
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo