1

topic marker particle

Note: pronounced わ in modern Japanese

2

indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

3

adds emphasis

1

yes; indeed; well

2

ha!

3

what?; huh?

4

sigh

1

if ... then; when

2

and

Note: often ...も...ば...も...

3

why don't you...?

4

the more (one does something)

Note: often ...ば...ほど

5

because; since

Note: archaism

1

apiece; each

Note: orig. from "per"

See also: パー

1

third in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; third note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)

1

pas (dancing step)

2

Pakistan

Note: abbreviation

See also: パキスタン

3

Pacific League

Note: abbreviation

See also: パシフィックリーグ

1

counter for birds and rabbits

1

tooth

1

place; spot; space

2

field; discipline; sphere; realm

3

occasion; situation

See also: その場

4

scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

5

session (of the stock market)

6

area in which cards are laid out (in a card game)

7

round (i.e. east, south, etc.)

(Mahjong term)

See also: 東場 南場 西場 北場

8

field

(Physics terminology)

9

field (gestalt psychology)

1

edge (of a knife or sword)

1

counter for bundles

1

supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; leadership

See also: 覇を唱える

2

championship; victory

1

clique; faction; school

1

(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song

See also: 序破急

1

leaf

1

large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.