if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
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 finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
two persons; two people; pair; couple
woman; female; feminine gender
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
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
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Hōen era (1135.4.27-1141.7.10)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
Heike family; Taira family
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
triumphant return; returning in triumph
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance