stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
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.
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
beginning; outset; first; onset
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
rather; better; instead; if anything
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to feel; to sense; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to recall; to remember; to recollect
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to dye; to colour; to color
while; during; while; although; all; both
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
ancient city; former capital
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
profound; deep; unfathomable
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
don't you think?; indicates question
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as