Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
in one's own way or style
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
(high) mountain; Mount; Mt.; mountain peak
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
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 look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
honorific/polite/humble prefix
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more