sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
any more; any further; any better; any longer
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
Sanada Nobushige (1567-1615.6.3)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be found; to be discovered
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
adds force or indicates command
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
summer campaign of the siege of Osaka (1615 CE)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding