haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
existence; being; presence
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
(present) head of a family
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
successive generations; hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
several years; a few years
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to need; to call for; to require
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)