doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
3rd day of the month; three days
again; once more; a second time
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one party; one faction; one clique
Ise merchant; shop name of an Ise merchant; (arch.) miser; (arch.) stingy person; (arch.) skinflint
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
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 plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
nobleman's illegitimate child
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord