pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
military forces; hosts; troops
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
village; hamlet; countryside; country
Sanada Nobutada (1547-1632.6.21)
I see; that's right; indeed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to shake; to waver; to tremble
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
almost; roughly; approximately
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to say; to be called; to do
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
now; the present time; just now; another; more
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
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 accept; to receive; to agree
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
negotiations; discussions; connection