above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
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
commander; general; leader
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.
again; once more; a second time
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Heike family; Taira family
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation