Minister of the Interior (669-1868 CE); Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945 CE)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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
under the orders of; by order (command)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
going into battle; departure for the front
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
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 betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
high rice field; very fertile rice field
marshy rice field or paddy
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
armaments; military preparations
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry