prosperity; flourishing; thriving
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
private affairs; personal matter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
Amamiooshima (island approximately 215 kilometers NE of Okinawa)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
society; the world; the times
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
should do; ought to do; must do
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
troublesome; annoying; complicated
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
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.
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to collect; to assemble; to gather
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
adds force or indicates command
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing