Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion
Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
everywhere; at every turn
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
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.)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(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.
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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.)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
honorific/polite/humble prefix
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
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