famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
you (plural); all of you; you all
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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 apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
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 destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
adds force or indicates command
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A