floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
all; entire; whole; altogether
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
group of companies; combine
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan