how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
transactions; dealings; business
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
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
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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.
people; citizens; subjects; folk
directly; in person; firsthand
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
by means of; due to; because of; according to
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
Fujiwara No Motofusa (1144-1230)