dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
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
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
counter for generations; epoch
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
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 talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
story; tale; talk; discussion
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
slim; slender; slight; delicate
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek