to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
while; during; while; although; all; both
to move forward; to move on
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
dream for the future; hopes for the future
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
hello; good day; good afternoon
large stone; boulder; dragon; long group of connected stones spanning a wide area
how; in what way; how about
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.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
all-night vigil over a body; wake
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?