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
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
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 bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others