to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
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.
such; this sort of; like this
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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.)
Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
period from midnight until the early morning; around 4am
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
roof tile; tiled roof; objects crowded together (e.g. houses)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...