Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
second day of the month; two days
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
death from disease; death from illness
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
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 make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer