prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
licensed trade between Japan and Ming-dynasty China during the Muromachi period
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
reopening; resumption; restarting
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
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 govern; to manage; to subdue
while; even though; despite
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
preference; priority; precedence
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed