one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to say; to tell; to state; to do
honorific/polite/humble prefix
conversing from the heart; love story
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
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
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.
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
near; close; beside; third person
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
story; tale; talk; discussion
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
chaste wife; faithful wife
snow's surface; lily-white skin; fair skin
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted