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.
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
suddenly; all of a sudden
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)