Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
transmission of electricity; electricity supply; power supply
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 perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
reopening; resumption; restarting
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
influence; effect; impact
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with