this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
honorific/polite/humble prefix
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
name; given name; first name
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)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wherein; therein; thereinto
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
one day; (on) a certain day
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
only; merely; but; no more than
outside the country; abroad
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be found; to be discovered
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
war; fighting; fierce competition
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
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
family; members of a family
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)