now; soon; already; yet; further; more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
leader of a delegation (body, party)
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
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
time; hour; season; time of the year
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at that time; in those days
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint