iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
high priest; virtuous monk; holy man; reverend; venerable
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Meiwa era (1764.6.2-1772.11.16)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
great treasure; Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); homa-mandala (fire altar)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
river; stream; River; the ... river
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
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.
such ... as; or some such
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
rowdy fellow; tough; bully; ruffian
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
... years old; age (of) ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist path; Buddhism; Buddhist temple
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
passer-by; traveler; traveller
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
mountain range; mountain system
religious leader; religious figure; religious practitioner
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
generation; lifetime; age
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices