Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
older sister; elder sister
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
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 leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
this world; this life; world of the living
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
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 ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
then; well; so; well then
how; in what way; how about
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning