house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
along the river; riverside
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
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 visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
major war; great war; world war
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
now; the present time; just now; another; more
battlefield; battleground
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
war; fighting; fierce competition
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
whole nation; whole land; whole country
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.
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
unprecedented; never seen before
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed