sound of a gun; roar of cannon
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
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
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
(political) administration; political power
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.
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite