10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
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
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
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)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
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 cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do