sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop walking; to pause
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
field; plain; prairie; moor
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
16th day of the month; 16 days
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
highway route (Edo period); main route
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 follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
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
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line