The Wind Rises (2013 animated film); The Wind Has Risen (novel by Tatsuo Hori); Ride Like the Wind (1980 song)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
those (near the second person)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to paint (draw) a picture
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, 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 lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in that way; thus; so; so?
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 become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
near; close; beside; third person
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other