prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
water's edge; beach; shore
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to ask; to enquire; to query
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
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
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.
please; somehow or other; one way or another
now; the present time; just now; another; more
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
historic; historical; traditional
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
influenced (by); under an influence
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
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 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)