female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
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
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
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 dye; to colour; to color
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
now; the present time; just now; another; more
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)