deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
transfer student; student changing schools
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
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
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
body and soul; mind and body
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
adds force or indicates command
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
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 fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...