raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
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
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
how; in what way; how about
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
beginning; outset; first; onset
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Akamatsu Mitsusuke (1381-1441)
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused