play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
like this; this sort; this way
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
awareness; realization; noticing
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to exert oneself; to make efforts
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.)
opinion; intention; thought
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
by means of; due to; because of; according to
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
at; in; at; when; by; with
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)