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)
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
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
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen 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.) unit of land area (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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
two persons; two people; pair; couple
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Edo (shogunate capital, now 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; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
government office; agency; board
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
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
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
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind