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
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
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 announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
royal capital; imperial capital
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
royal castle; imperial castle
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
front; frontage; facade; main
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
sons and daughters; children; girl
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
living room (Western style); sitting room
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
study; library; den; home office; reading room
follower; attendant; valet; servant
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)