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 or indicates command
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) 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 change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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); (arch.) 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; 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; improper; unsuitable
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in that way; thus; so; so?
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
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; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
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
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)