mountain hamlet; mountain village
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
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
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
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.
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just