library; book collection; paperback book
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
table of contents; contents
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
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.
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
light torso armour opening at the right, originally used for infantry combat; dō-maru
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
bulky; massive; thick; heavy