one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
18th day of the month; 18 days
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
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 pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
two persons; two people; pair; couple
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
river; stream; River; the ... river
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
main street; avenue; boulevard
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
nth district of a town; nth city block
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
honorific/polite/humble prefix