secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
river; stream; River; the ... river
library; book collection; paperback book
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
all; entire; whole; altogether
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
without permission; without notice
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming (over the Internet)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
prohibition; inhibition; ban
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
change; alteration; modification
alteration; falsification; faking
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(involving) payment; (involving) compensation; paying a fee
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
transfer; assignment; conveyance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show