preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
information; news; report; reward; retribution
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
serious; severe; grave; acute
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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.)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout