demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
river; stream; River; the ... river
library; book collection; paperback book
special; particular; peculiar; unique
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
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)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
(one's) current position; current location; present position
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.
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
time; hour; period; class
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to not believe one's ears