to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine