deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
river; stream; River; the ... river
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, and beans
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
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
business rival; professional jealousy
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
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.
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.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
honorific/polite/humble prefix
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
job; work; duties; trade; skill
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
news; word; tidings; omen
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)