white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
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
chalk (mineral); white wall
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
main shrine; inner sanctuary
a country whose laws are based on religious criteria; theocracy
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
two persons; two people; pair; couple
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to crouch; to squat; to cower
here and there; in places
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)