the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
rule over the whole country
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
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.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer