to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
opening (of uncultivated land)
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
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
now; soon; already; yet; 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 or indicates command
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
attack; assault; attempt; try
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; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
head; lead; vanguard; first
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; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
armor and helmet (armour)
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
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention