recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
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 swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to be called; to do
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
reason; cause; circumstances
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
singing voice; (sound of) singing
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Fujiwara No Tadamichi (1097-1164)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
honorific/polite/humble prefix