Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
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 rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
honorific/polite/humble prefix
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to get help; to enlist aid
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior