sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
government; administration
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
armed might; military power; the sword; force
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
decision; determination; resolution
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
evacuation order; evacuation notice
official announcement; proclamation
ice house; ice room; cold room
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)