young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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 go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
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 leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
leaves turning yellow (in autumn); yellow leaves; golden leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
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.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
chapter one; first chapter