library; book collection; paperback book
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
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
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 have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
memories; recollections; reminiscence
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
time; season; period; phase; stage
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
town; city; municipal; urban