just a minute; small quantity
evening; night; nighttime
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
tenement house; row house
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
sorry; excuse me; thank you
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
time; hour; season; time of the year
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
to say; to be called; to do
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
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 meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
at that time; in those days
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
after that; afterwards; thereafter
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me