indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
until now; so far; up to the present
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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 rescue from; to help out of; to save
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
people; men and women; each person; everybody
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
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.)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
way; method; means; resource; course
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
proceeding to the capital
decision; determination; resolution
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
family; relatives; dependents; household
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on