unification of the whole country
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(your, his, her) daughter
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
artificial hill (in a garden)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
too much; excessively; too
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)