teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
Okamoto Tarou (1911.2.26-1996.1.7)
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
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
world fair; international exposition
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
three; three years of age
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill