hello; good day; good afternoon
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
Kokin Wakashū (Heian-period collection of poetry)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
preface; foreword; introduction
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
(skilled) tanka poet; official in charge of court poetry and music (under the ritsuryō system); poet
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
six immortals of poetry; six notable Japanese poets whose poems were included in the anthology Kokin Wakashū
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
High Priest Henjō (ca 845 CE)
Monk Kisen (Heian period poet)
Ono no Komachi (poetess of the Heian period among the six and thirty-six immortals)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about