(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
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 bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
while; during; while; although; all; both
hello; good day; good afternoon
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
second marriage; remarriage
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to appear all together; to be all present
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
successive generations; successive emperors
villain; baddie; the villain's part
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
beginning; outset; first; onset
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis