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
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
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...
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
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.
mistress; kept woman; concubine
primary school; elementary school; grade school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
during; for the duration of
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
tradition; legend; folklore