you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 refer (to); to say
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to serve; to work for; to attend
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
duty; function; office; mission; task
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn towards; to point
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
every evening; night after night
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
incident; affair; happening; event
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
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; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel