blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
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
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
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.
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
while; during; while; although; all; both
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(in Chinese mythology) beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent