Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
return to secular life (of a monk); secularization; secularisation
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 give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
mirrored version of the kanji character "uma" (usu. depicted on a shogi piece; considered auspicious)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE); shogun; great, unifying leader