preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)