recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
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!
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 ...-ed; to be ...-ed
why; how; for what reason
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to be called; to do
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; 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 (someone)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
singing voice; (sound of) singing
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
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
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour