overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
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
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
honorific/polite/humble prefix
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question