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; honorific suffix
honorific/polite/humble prefix
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces (Edo period)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
evening; early night hours
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
as is habit; the way life normally is
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up