literary fragment; interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
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
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
imperial grandchild or descendant
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
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 clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
end of sales; discontinuation of sales
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
the three princesses; three kabuki roles regarded as some of the hardest to perform
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind