high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
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
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in one's own way or style
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
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 interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?