young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
long ago; once upon a time
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
gem; jewel; precious stone
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
when it becomes; when it comes to
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
courting; wooing; making advances
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
empress (consort); queen (consort)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable