mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
lip; lip balm; lip salve; chapstick
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
very young; little; childish; immature
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to repeat; to do over again
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
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 (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
such; like that; that sort of
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)