original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
suffix for familiar person
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
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 think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to talk to oneself; to mutter
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
... years old; age (of) ...
to be worried; to be troubled
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
friend; child (one does not know); another child; other children
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
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