dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
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
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
silence; stillness; quietness
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
innocent; cherubic; childlike
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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.