to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
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 boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
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
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to annoy; to cause trouble
master thief; notorious robber
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
prize money; monetary award; reward
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
scoundrel; rascal; villain
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)