Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
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 deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
honorific/polite/humble prefix
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
master; teacher; stable master
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon