hello; good day; good afternoon
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
main text; original text; this book; this volume
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
this and that; one thing and another
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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 think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to