Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
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
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
after that; afterwards; thereafter
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
each; (arch.) you (plural)
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch