volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
cooperation; collaboration
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to face; to go towards; to head towards
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing