Glory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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 wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
impudent; shameless; brazen
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
honorific/polite/humble prefix