report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
to say; to tell; to state; to do
that's the way it is; such is life
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
cannot be helped; unavoidable
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
that is to say; so that means
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to be silent; to say nothing
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
what do you want?; can I help you?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)