one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu 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)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
former years; formerly; a few years ago
The Sword of Doom (1966 film)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
suffix for familiar person
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
one night; all night; overnight; one evening