character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
wall with exposed timber pillars
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
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
older brother; elder brother
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
dogwood (Cornus controversa)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
inspection; examination; survey
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very