previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
at; in; at; when; by; with
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older sister; elder sister
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
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.
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow