to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
opening (of uncultivated land)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
educational institution; school; academy; campus
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strongest ever; most powerful in history
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
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 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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede