iconoclasm; image breaking
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
convention; tired tradition; old custom
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
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.
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)