previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to ask a high price; to overcharge
please (give me); please (do for me)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
paper-covered lamp or lantern
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
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
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
torii; Shinto shrine archway
very young; little; childish; immature
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)