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.
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
regret; repentance; remorse
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to pick up; to find; to gather
name; given name; first name
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to make a fool of someone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage