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
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
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 dye fast; to leave undyed
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
emperor (of Japan); mikado
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
here and there; everywhere
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
to tower over the surroundings
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