at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
knowing; (an) acquaintance
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
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to mark the end; to spell the end
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to add (to); to add on; to append
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to be enchanted; to be charmed
(committee) chairman; president
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
audacity; forwardness; effrontery; impertinence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
evening; early night hours
Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself