one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; beautiful voice; woman with a beautiful voice
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
February; second month of the lunar calendar
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
plum blossoms; ume blossom
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
first warbling heard in a New Year
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
nothing but; except; no more than
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
now; the present time; just now; another; more
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)