underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
everywhere; all over; throughout
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
such ... as; or some such
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed