preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
setting off (on a trip); departure
reality; actuality; hard fact
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be born; to come into this world
older sister; elder sister
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
nothing but; except; no more than
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
one day; (on) a certain day
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.
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
occurrence; happening; incident; event
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
late winter; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
senior high school; high school
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to