Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause