I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
one's native country; land of one's birth
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
birth; creation; formation
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
the present year; at that time
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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 lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at first; in the beginning; originally
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
form; shape; figure; visage
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come