one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the other day; a few days ago
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
Department of the Army; Ministry of the Army (Japan; 1872-1945)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
while; during; while; although; all; both
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
myself; yourself; I; me; you
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise