magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
father; dad; husband; you; he
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 become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
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
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
richly colored; richly coloured
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
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.
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered