command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
occurrence; happening; incident; event
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
a long time ago; in those days
chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
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.
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as