Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
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 obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
peace conference; peace negotiations
but; however; provided that
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
you said; he said; even if; 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
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to say; to tell; to state; to do
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to be called; to do