elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
table of contents; contents
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
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
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
halo (around the Sun, Moon, etc.); ring; corona
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
body; group; party; company; troupe
head; chief; boss; leader
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
ruined temple; abandoned temple; temple ruins; closing a temple
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
hero; manly person; warrior
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
congratulation; celebration
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
wall with exposed timber pillars
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
loved one; lover; sweetheart
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)