any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
inn town; post town; post-station town
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
will not do; do not; does not
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
rikishi of the lowest rank; underling
koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
gambler; yakuza; person without a legitimate job
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at least; at most; (even) just
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
entrance procession of wrestlers into the ring
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly