you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
that; the matter in question
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to serve; to work for; to attend
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
daimyo's main Edo mansion
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
daimyo's residence on the outskirts of Edo; daimyo villa
every evening; night after night
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
occurrence; happening; incident; event
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...