Tentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)
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
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
fiveleaf aralia (Acanthopanax sieboldianus)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)