to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
at that time; in those days
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
by means of; due to; because of; according to
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
woman; female; feminine gender
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)