teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
please (give me); please (do for me)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
Emperor Kammu; Kammu Tenno (737-806 CE, reigning: 781-806 CE)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called