time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
person of letters; literary person
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 win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
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.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor
to ascend; to go up; to climb
two persons; two people; pair; couple
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly