to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
a little bit; a little while
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
imagination; supposition; guess
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
glow of a firefly; nearly extinguished fire; embers
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
about this time; about now
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
congratulation; celebration
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)