indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
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
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
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
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that; the matter in question
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as