dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
securing votes (in an election); making sure of votes
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)