is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
suffix for familiar person
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
equality for the four classes (early Meiji-period slogan)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
Sekihōtai (short-lived pro-imperial volunteer corps formed during the Boshin War)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)