prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
palatial residence; stately mansion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio