special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
government service; the bureaucracy
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
person in line (for ...); person expected to ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
adds force or indicates command
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
god of death; death deity; Death
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
document; official papers
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
had better ...; had better not ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
time; hour; period; class
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
only; merely; but; no more than
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
name; given name; first name
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as