Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
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
major earthquake; large earthquake
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
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 bring; to take; to bring about
as you see; as you can see
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
marriage ceremony; wedding
tool; implement; means; furniture
anything and everything; just about everything
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion