at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
revival; restoration; resuscitation
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
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
messenger; envoy; emissary
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
river; stream; River; the ... river
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to face; to go towards; to head towards
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever