bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
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
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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.
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at first; in the beginning; originally
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to complain; to make a complaint
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back