court lady; lady-in-waiting
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
offender; criminal; culprit
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to serve; to work for; to attend
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 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 think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
emperor (of Japan); mikado
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)