prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
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 advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
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
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; so?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
Japan's best; number one in Japan
location famous for production of something (usually food)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
having an ancient and honorable origin
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure