hello; good day; good afternoon
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
suffix for familiar person
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
imperial princess who served as a priestess at Ise
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Rokujō no Miyasudokoro (Genji Monogatari)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
cowardly; timid; easily frightened