character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(present) head of a family
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
underworld; underside of society
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
open; spacious; extensive
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bridal costume; wedding dress
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)