character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
refinement; elegance; sophistication; gracefulness
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
genius; prodigy; natural gift
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
werewolf; Werewolf (social deduction game); Mafia
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
(present) head of a family
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
something like ...; something called ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...