to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
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 depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
going to the capital; working in a government office
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
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to face; to go towards; to head towards
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
honorific/polite/humble prefix
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
(social) position; status
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
in comparison to; rather than
sixth day of the month; six days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate