eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
Fire Horse (43rd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966, 2026)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
my husband; one's family; family member
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family