little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
carving; engraving; sculpture
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
limbs; arms and legs; body
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
older sister; elder sister
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch