famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
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
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
suffix for familiar person
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
as (for); for; in the capacity of
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
failure; mistake; blunder
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
one's own child; one's own children
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 think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
how; in what way; how about
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird