indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
older sister; elder sister
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
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
man; male; masculine gender
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.
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
this world; this life; world of the living
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in comparison to; rather than
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
older sister; lass; young lady
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to feel; to sense; to experience
memories; recollections; reminiscence
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
use; utilization; utilisation; application
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross