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
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
please (give me); please (do for me)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in that way; thus; so; so?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
our country; our land; one's own country
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
by means of; due to; because of; according to
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
honorific/polite/humble prefix
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
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 catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
adds force or indicates command
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)