thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
lively group (esp. of young people); dynamic bunch; group
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
sea level rise; rise in sea level
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
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 find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
means; way; method; measure
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
people; men and women; each person; everybody
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
nothing but; except; no more than
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to name; to call; to christen; to term
outward appearance; looks
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality