place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
solitude; loneliness; isolation
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
only; merely; but; no more than
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience