mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
honorific/polite/humble prefix
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
the real criminal; true culprit
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); very
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
second day of the month; two days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become