labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
town; city; municipal; urban
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
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 succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
influence; clout; leverage
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
final; eventual; ultimate
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(present) head of a family