counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to say; to be called; to do
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
eagle (Accipitridae family)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
how; in what way; how about
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity