living god; saintly person
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
price; cost; value; worth; value
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to sprout; to put forth buds
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to pick up; to find; to gather
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
looking on from afar; being a spectator
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
news; word; tidings; omen
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right