to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
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
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
conscription ordinance; conscription law; draft; Conscription Ordinance (1873-1927)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
edict; ordinance; proclamation
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
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.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
family or person with samurai ancestors
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.
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be needed; to be wanted
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
proclamation; promulgation
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
new government; new administration
in succession; one by one
reform; reformation; reorganization
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to collect; to assemble; to gather