full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
generation; lifetime; age
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
family; relatives; dependents; household
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
establishment (of a business); founding
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to speak ill of; to disparage
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point