dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to say; to be called; to do
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
two persons; two people; pair; couple
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for birds or rabbits
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
direct line of descent; lineage of eldest son; main branch of a family; legitimate lineage
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Goshirakawajōkou (retired emperor)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
pilgrimage to the three main Kumano shrines
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to become better; to improve