Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
singing or chanting in unison
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
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
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 send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
senior high school student
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
day of month; counter for days
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
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.)
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)
image; figure; figure; form; image
the reverse; other side; lining
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question