people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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 drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to recall; to remember; to recollect
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity