female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
fresh verdure; new green leaves
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
hills and fields; hill and dale
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
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.
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to stop walking; to pause
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
since when; from when; how long
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something