light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
two persons; two people; pair; couple
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
royal castle; imperial castle
although I say; although one might say; although called
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Earth Dragon (5th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)
Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
technique; art; skill; move
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
talk; story; conversation