to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
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 hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
yearned for; longed for; missed
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
drop (e.g. of water); drip
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
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
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble