one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(period of) a year; during an era
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
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
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
please; somehow or other; one way or another