god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
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
senior town administrator (Edo period)
son and heir; son who will succeed one
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
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 marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
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.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
considerably; greatly; a lot
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
how; in what way; by what means
samurai; warrior; military family
(another's) daughter; young lady
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet