quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
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.
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
emperor (of Japan); mikado
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
17th day of the month; 17 days
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
at; in; at; when; by; with
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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.)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
prince's message; command of a prince
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)