corridor; hallway; passageway
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
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
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 look around; to survey
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
young girl; lass; adolescent female
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
four-legged tray for festive food
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
traditional inn in a popular tourist area
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to employ; to hire; to charter