head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
island group; archipelago
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
time; hour; period; class
to pass (of time); to elapse
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
origin; source; beginning; starting point
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
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 take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam