single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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.
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
moment; brief space of time
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
again; once more; a second time
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
same country; same province; the (said) country
this world; this life; world of the living
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
one large ...; a great ...
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)