one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
chapter one; first chapter
cave; cavern; den; grotto
at; in; at; when; by; with