Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
young noblewoman; princess
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
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
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
moa (extinct, flightless bird formerly found in New Zealand)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
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 persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by