Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.)
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
in perfect form; going swimmingly
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
kyōtei; boat race; hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses