(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
in succession; one by one
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for