woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
again; once more; a second time
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
this occasion; at this time; now
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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 try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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 yearn for (someone, something); to miss
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable