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 Tarō (1911.2.26-1996.1.7)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
world fair; international exposition
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; 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; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
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
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
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
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a 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
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...