royal castle; imperial castle
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
strategy meeting; council of war
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to turn towards; to point
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
after that; afterwards; thereafter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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.
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
this is why; this means; it is the case that