to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
this world; this life; world of the living
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
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.
important post; important office; key position
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
(political) power; authority; influence
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
huge rock; firmness; solidity
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...