long ago; once upon a time
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
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
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
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
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
one day; (on) a certain day
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to give permission to marry
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
please; somehow or other; one way or another