indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
research institute; (research) laboratory
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
after a long time; for the first time in a while
attendance (at school); going to school
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
opposite side; other side; other party
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis