indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
Kadono Kouhei (1968.12.12-)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
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
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.
shoji (paper sliding door)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)