something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
birth; creation; formation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
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
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
emperor (of Japan); mikado
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
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 draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26) (ex-emperor, later monk)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
control; check; restraint; inhibition
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least