(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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.
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
huge rock; firmness; solidity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
to try all possible means
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement