Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
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.
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to dye; to colour; to color
while; during; while; although; all; both
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
senior high school; high school
regulation cap; school cap
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
dark blue cloth with white splash patterns
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
student (esp. a university student)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
4th day of the month; four days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice