large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
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
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
every place; various places
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
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 be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
work; business; company; study
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
of course; certainly; naturally
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
southern part; the south (of a region)
northern part; the north (of a region)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to face on; to look out on to
fishing industry; fishery
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
eastern part; the east (of a region)
place; situation; position; location
royal capital; imperial capital
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
castle (in place names); castle; fortress