to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
artificial island; man-made island
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
right in the center (centre)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; city; municipal; urban
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
ultramarine colour (color)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to become calm; to die down
sea level; (surface of) sea
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.
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
silence (not speaking); muteness
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
scenery; scene; landscape
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
Japanese person; Japanese people
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)