owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
bloodsucking; sucking blood
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
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
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
younger brother (of an older brother); younger sister (of an older sister); youngest child; young; younger; young and beautiful
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
travelling alone; solitary journey
chestnut (horse coat color)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
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 bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with