one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
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
one (thing); one piece; one item
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
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 give a glance (at); to take one look at
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
discard; discarded (playing) card; (arch.) bulletin board displaying the name, age, offence, etc. of a criminal sentenced to death (Edo period)
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
at; in; at; when; by; with
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes