Melissa

きみ

you (informal); thou; lord; ruler

You should come with us too.

A familiar second-person pronoun used among close friends or by superiors to subordinates. Historically used to refer to a lord or monarch.

possessive particle indicating belonging, attribution, or relationship

Mother's cooking is the most delicious.

Connects two nouns to show possession or attribution. The modifying noun comes before の, and the modified noun comes after. Can also connect clauses when nominalizing.

て

hand

I wash my hands before eating.

手 (て) refers to the hand from wrist to fingertips. Used in many idiomatic expressions like 手を貸す (lend a hand), 手がかかる (requires effort), and 手に入る (obtain). Can also mean 'method' or 'move' in games like shogi.

by, at, in, with (particle)

I commute by train.

Marks location of action (where something happens), means/tool (how/with what), material, reason, or scope. Different from に which marks location of existence.

きりさく

to cut up; to tear open; to rip apart

He cut through the thick cloth with a sharp knife.

Describes the action of cutting something into pieces or opening it by cutting.

とおい

far; distant

It is a bit far from my house to the station.

Used to describe distance in space or time. Antonym of 'chikai' (near).

ひ

day, sun, date

Today is a good day.

Fundamental noun meaning day, sun, or date. Can refer to a 24-hour period, daylight hours, the sun itself, or specific dates. Very common in time expressions and when talking about weather, schedules, or calendar dates. Reading changes to 'nichi' in compounds.

きおく

memory; recollection; storage

Tracing old memories, I looked for my childhood home.

Refers to the mental faculty of retaining and recalling information, or the data stored in a computer.