raffia; raffia palm; raffia fiber; raffia fibre
this occasion; at this time; now
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
being very busy; busyness
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
while alive; during one's lifetime
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
now; the present time; just now; another; more
individual; private person; personal; natural person
sentiment; sentimentality
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
in unison; as one; united
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 press forward; to forge ahead; to push on