profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
door; gate; opening; title page
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nod; inclination of the head
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.)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
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
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody