to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about; questionable
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
don't you think?; indicates question
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
calculus bovis; ox bezoar; cattle gallstone
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
the other day; a few days ago
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings