bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
88 years old; (arch.) rice
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
deceased; late; dead; departed
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 raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to subsist; to keep on living
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
again; once more; a second time
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)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
how; in what way; how about
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.)
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
practice; practising; training; study
be (that) as it may; having said that
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention