indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
man; male; masculine gender
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
now; the present time; just now; another; more
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
parliamentarian; member of a congress
donation; contribution; offering
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)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
account book; register; ledger
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...