Momotarou (legendary Japanese folk-tale hero)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
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
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 throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
these days; nowadays; recently
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
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.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial