this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to rain incessantly; to downpour
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
research vessel; research ship
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action