turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to face; to go towards; to head towards
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction