sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to pass (of time); to elapse
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
relation; connection; relevance
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
incident; affair; happening; event
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
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 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)
while; even though; despite
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no