splendid horse; promoted bishop
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
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
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
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 cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
existence; possession; having; limited company
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
feudal retainer or warrior
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being