my party; our party; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
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
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
by means of; due to; because of; according to
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 perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
all present; all concerned; all of us
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
establishment; settlement
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn towards; to point
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
proclamation; promulgation
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
Itagaki Taisuke (1837-1919)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness