(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
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 lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to dye; to colour; to color
colour; color; hue; tints
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)