just past noon; afternoon
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
even though; despite; when
royal capital; imperial capital
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
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
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 call in; to invite; to bring in
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
royal castle; imperial castle
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
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); (arch.) province (of Japan)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
100,000; hundred thousand
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
military forces; hosts; troops
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone