year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
great famine; severe famine
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(death from) starvation; starving to death
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
one day; (on) a certain day
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
islander; inhabitant of an island
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to gather; to collect; to assemble
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)