at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
deceased; late; dead; departed
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
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 avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to face; to go towards; to head towards
three times; thrice; third (interval)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
this occasion; at this time; now
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)