here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
family a woman has married into
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
princess; daughter of a nobleman
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to move around; to move about; to get around
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
don't you think?; indicates question
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
story; tale; talk; discussion