Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
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
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric; moth; moss
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
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)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in that way; thus; so; so?
inside one's heart; in one's mind
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself