emperor (of Japan); mikado
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
front entrance; front door
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
is that so?; I see; right; oh
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to face; to go towards; to head towards
front; frontage; facade; main
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
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 go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
river; stream; River; the ... river
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
faculty of medicine; college of medicine; department of medicine; school of medicine; medical school
affiliated hospital; university hospital
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
scale; scope; plan; structure
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government