mysterious thief; phantom thief
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
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
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
honorific/polite/humble prefix
invitation; introduction; temptation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
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
summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
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.)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker