honorific/polite/humble prefix
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
Matsuura Kametarou (1837-1862.4.13)
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
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
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.
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
righteousness; justice; right
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
shogunate marital union with the Imperial Family
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix