one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
shellfish; seashell; shell
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
a little; a few; a bit; a touch; a smidge
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
rest; break; recess; intermission
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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 employ; to hire; to charter
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity