originally; by nature; from the start
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
how; in what way; how about; questionable
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
(some) more; even more; longer; further
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
like this; this sort; this way
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
all; entire; whole; altogether
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
for example; for instance; e.g.
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)