mountain recess; deep in the mountains
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
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
standing tall; towering; soaring
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.)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
while; during (the time when)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance