somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
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
detached force; detachment
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
white stone; white (go pieces)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
lord of a manor; estate steward
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
from the beginning; from scratch
development; exploitation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you