to clear up; to become cloudless
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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.
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
royal castle; imperial castle
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
... years old; age (of) ...
when it becomes; when it comes to
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
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)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
nothing but; except; no more than
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
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.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
now; the present time; just now; another; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as