ten-night memorial service (6th to 15th days of the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
bedside; near one's pillow
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
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
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
oval face (e.g. of a beautiful woman)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
moderate; proper; just right
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
of course; certainly; naturally
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
clear; distinct; evident; definite