house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(present) head of a family
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
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.)
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
only; merely; but; no more than
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)