difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to pass (of time); to elapse
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
a few years ago; some years back
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
is something that; is that which
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon