crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
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
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one of these days; someday; one day
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
match; game; bout; contest
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?