Dōsan Saitō (1494-1556; daimyo)
one's own child; one's own children
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to face; to go towards; to head towards
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
war; battle; match; game; competition
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
how; in what way; how about
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
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.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to try all possible means
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside