deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
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
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
suffix for familiar person
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
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 accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
ascetic monk; trainee monk
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
author; writer; novelist; artist
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
main temple building; nave
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself