indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
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.
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
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
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to face; to go towards; to head towards
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
by myself; in person; by oneself
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
time; hour; period; class
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
bad weather; nasty weather
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)