what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
war; fighting; fierce competition
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
postwar period; period after Second World War
it is not (like that) either
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
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; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
Zipangu (the name for Japan used by Marco Polo)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
in that way; thus; so; so?
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
the West; the Occident; Western countries
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reality; actuality; hard fact
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
Japanese person; Japanese people
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date