deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
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
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
author; writer; novelist; artist
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
trial; judgement; judgment
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
it is not (like that) either
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
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 (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
victim; injured party; sufferer
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
suffix for familiar person
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
older sister; elder sister
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
death penalty; capital punishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple