to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
order; command; life; destiny; fate
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
high rice field; very fertile rice field
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
18th day of the month; 18 days
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
... years old; age (of) ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
height (of a person); stature
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
less than ...; smaller ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
very young; little; childish; immature
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed