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
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
book; volume; this; present; main; head
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 close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to feel; to sense; to experience
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
with a start; with a jump
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to rock; to shake; to swing
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
myself; yourself; I; me; you
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to breathe out; to exhale
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce