straight-laced person; stubborn person
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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 dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
woman; female; feminine gender
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
belle of society; queen of high society
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
wherein; therein; thereinto
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself