indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
considerably; fairly; quite
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to be surprised; to be astonished
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
agreement; stipulation; contract
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
reason; cause; circumstances
honorific/polite/humble prefix
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
-less; lacking; non-existing
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
Sanada Nobutada (1547-1632.6.21)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that