to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to be silent; to say nothing
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
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
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
reason; cause; circumstances
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects
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...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
adds force or indicates command
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed