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
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
(period of) a year; during an era
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 break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
empty rice field (between the harvest and spring)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
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.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis