indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
victim; injured party; sufferer
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
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
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be conspicuous; to stand out
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
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.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be found; to be discovered
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to set (sun); to become dark
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
handrail; railing; banister
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to rest one's chin in one's hands
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then