desolate field; withered field
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
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
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
roadside tree; row of trees
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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 shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
elevation; height above sea level
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
remaining snow; lingering snow
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...