illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
together; mutually; fellow
river; stream; River; the ... river
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
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
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
sense of smell; olfaction
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear