order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
name; given name; first name
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.
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad