prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
beginning; outset; first; onset
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
space (room, area, outer space)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very