the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
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
story; tale; talk; discussion
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
two persons; two people; pair; couple
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
emperor (of Japan); mikado
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
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.
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)