prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
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
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
attendance; presence; appearance
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 deepen; to heighten; to intensify
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
together; at the same time; same; identical
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to have a talk; to tell a story
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
time; hour; period; class
to pass (of time); to elapse
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
woman; female; feminine gender
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as