royal castle; imperial castle
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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; shrine; sanctuary
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
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; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
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
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
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.
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
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); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
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; one's time (to act); one's chance
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that