blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
of course; certainly; naturally
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
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 shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
charcoal; charred remains
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face