yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
member of shogun's council of elders
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
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 operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
again; once more; a second time
one party; one faction; one clique
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
fate; destiny; predestination
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)