feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to escape death; to be saved from death
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
complete recovery of health
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
people; men and women; each person; everybody
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
special pardon; (general) amnesty
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
nursing; (protective) care
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged