August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
second day of the month; two days
to pass (of time); to elapse
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
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 pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
General Staff Headquarters
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
form; shape; figure; visage
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
construction at top speed