mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
three-way junction; three-way intersection
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
eternalness; forever unchanging; distant land over the sea; world of the dead
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Avici (lowest level of hell)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to force one's way; to push through
door; gate; opening; title page
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
please (give me); please (do for me)
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all