splendid horse; promoted bishop
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
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
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
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to say; to tell; to state; to do
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough