genius; prodigy; natural gift
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
greatest mistake of one's life
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
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.
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
ten; 10; ten years of age
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable