nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hello; good day; good afternoon
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
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.
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
please (give me); please (do for me)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
En no Ozunu (634-c.700) (founder of Shugendō)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
Shugendō practitioner; mountain ascetic; Shugendō
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona