deep emotion; impression; inspiration
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
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
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.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
ordinary person; untitled individual
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced