first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(your) daughter; young woman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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
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 (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
honour; honor; glory; privilege
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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; reward; gift
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
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
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