what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
time; hour; period; class
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Tokushima prefecture (Shikoku)
88 temples (of, or modeled after those of, Shikoku)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
ten; 10; ten years of age
number one; first; best; most; game; round
temple which issues amulets
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
to face; to go towards; to head towards
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
vengeful spirit; revengeful ghost