husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
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
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
pregnancy; conception; gestation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
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 seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
property; fortune; assets
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
adds force or indicates command
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?