confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
empress dowager; queen mother
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
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.
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
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
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
older brother; elder brother
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to manage a state; to govern a country
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way