character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
very young; little; childish; immature
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
junior high school student; middle school pupil
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
one eye; single lens (e.g. camera)
a pair (of shoes or socks)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
arbitration; intercession; mediation
settlement; solution; resolution
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness