demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
river; stream; River; the ... river
library; book collection; paperback book
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
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
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
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 stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
two persons; two people; pair; couple
notice; attention; observation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
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
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
memory; sense; experience
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!