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)
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
together with; same; both; all; including ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
(arch.) pit; (arch.) hole; kan (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: water, north)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
already; now; no longer; not any more
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
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 open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
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
door; gate; opening; title page
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
adds force or indicates command
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
head of family; originator
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors