to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
(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; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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
woman; female; 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 ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
period from midnight until the early morning; around 4am
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
headquarters (on the battlefield); direct retainer of a shogun (Edo period); shogunal vassal; hatamoto
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 visible; to look; to seem; to come
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
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 ...
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright