gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
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
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 watch over; to watch attentively
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
creation; Creation (by God)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive