honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
something like ...; something called ...
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
high steward; grand master
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
two persons; two people; pair; couple
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
grandchild from a daughter married into another family
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
myself; yourself; I; me; you
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
frequency; popularity; currency; to perform well; to be successful in an activity
to name; to call; to christen; to term
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive