place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
just a minute; small quantity
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
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.
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
still; even now; to this day
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to have an eye on; to zero in on
emperor (of Japan); mikado
the place for; the time for; the level of
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
the ancient imperial princesses serving at the Ise shrine
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
such; like that; that sort of; very
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now