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
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
rule; government; administration
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 (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; 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
already; yet; soon; shortly; 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 leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
nothing but; except; no more than
immediately; at once; instantly
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
spring in full bloom; spring at its height
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?