to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
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
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)
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 drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Meireki era (1655.4.13-1658.7.23)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
back street; back alley; slums
while; during; while; although; all; both
each house; every house; many houses
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in that way; thus; so; so?
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
discipline; training; teaching manners
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
many; numerous; various; large number of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen