form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
something like ...; something called ...
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
adds force or indicates command
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
drizzle; light rain; fine rain
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
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
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
legal wife of a regent, of the imperial adviser, or of an official at the Grand Council of State
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work