emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
like this; this sort; this way
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
patient's condition; pathology
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
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 be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
honorific/polite/humble prefix
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
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
immediately; at once; instantly
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
spring in full bloom; spring at its height
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
river; stream; River; the ... river
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
village festival; autumn festival; harvest festival
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do