far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
white line; linea alba (anot.)
inside; interior; inner part
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
please (give me); please (do for me)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
suffix for familiar person
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
that day; the very same day