by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
nekomata; fork-tailed cat yōkai; giant beast that inhabits the mountains
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
way (of doing); manner; method; means
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach