first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
... years old; age (of) ...
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
round and cute (esp. of eyes); perfectly round and clear; vividly (moving; esp. of eyes); in a lively manner
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
honour; honor; glory; privilege
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
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.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
very young; little; childish; immature
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant