that day; the very same day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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 fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
living room (Western style); sitting room
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
thought; consideration; thinking
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense