famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
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
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
myself; yourself; I; me; you
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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.
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
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 be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
Kōwa era (of the Southern Court) (1381.2.10-1384.4.28)
around the world; throughout the world
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
in comparison to; rather than
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
it is not (like that) either
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
suffix for familiar person
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?