face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
rather; better; instead; if anything
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
mask; disguise; guise; mask
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become