feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
line; queue; procession; matrix
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
in succession; one by one
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
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 ...
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to