why; how; for what reason
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
what kind of; what sort of; what
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
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 be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately