one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
adds force or indicates command
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
in that way; thus; so; so?
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)