this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
haori (Japanese formal coat)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
underside of a bird's wing; lining of a haori
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
long ago; previous; of a former age
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
genius; prodigy; natural gift
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
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
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no