pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
different opinion; objection
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
ten; 10; ten years of age
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
consequence; outcome; result; blame
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
this and that; various things
near oneself; close to one; familiar
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding