massing (of troops); gathering
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
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 ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(present) head of a family
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
this world; this life; world of the living
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
yen (currency of Japan); circle
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
there is nothing; having nothing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
internal organ; viscera; gut
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)