prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
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 visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
head of family; originator
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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
(present) head of a family
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
after that; afterwards; thereafter
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)