to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
high rice field; very fertile rice field
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
leaning to the right; turning rightist; being on the (political) right
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
rule; reign; government; governing
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 entrust; to leave to a person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to bawl; to cry; to scream
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
God; god; ace; king; superior person
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
river; stream; River; the ... river
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away