massing (of troops); gathering
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
than; from; out of; except; but; more
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(present) head of a family
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
this world; this life; world of the living
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
internal organ; viscera; gut
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song