concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
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
by means of; due to; because of; according to
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)
a long time ago; in those days
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
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.
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
the Five Lakes of Mt. Fuji
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
older brother; elder brother
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute