Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
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
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
Manji era (1658.7.23-1661.4.25)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
member of shogun's council of elders
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
notice; notification; report; posting
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
family; relatives; dependents; household
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
old men; elders; seniors; veterans
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
music; old Japanese court music; gagaku
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top