hello; good day; good afternoon
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
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.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
March; third month of the lunar calendar
preparatory phase; preparatory period
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten