one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to say; to tell; to state; to do
righteousness; justice; right
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
river; stream; River; the ... river
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
rosefinch (any finch of genus Carpodacus); monkey
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
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.)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
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 shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
story; tale; talk; discussion
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)