pronunciation; production of sound
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Okinawan fixed form poetry
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
all you want; as much as one wants
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
last night; yesterday evening
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
temporary residence or shelter
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to say; to be called; to do
how; in what way; how about; questionable
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in that way; thus; so; so?