new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
good luck; fortune; happiness
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
Tanaka Shouzou (1841-1913)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
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 take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
what kind of; what sort of; what
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience