lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
private tutor; coach; governess
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
tangent (trigonometric function)
Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
most hallowed grounds (of a sacred site in Okinawa)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
noon; midday; daytime; lunch