light; faint; pale; fleeting
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
many; much; plenty; hardly
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
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 cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
drinking bout; merrymaking
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
town; city; municipal; urban
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
dark night; moonless night
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)