indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
emperor (of Japan); mikado
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 put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
distant land; remote location; distant province
authority; power; influence
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
unprecedented; never seen before
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
mobilization; mobilisation