Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
empty rice field (between the harvest and spring)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
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 sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
until now; so far; up to the present
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before