high rice field; very fertile rice field
stealthy steps; soft steps
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
what kind of business; what sort of matter
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
court; Imperial Palace or household
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
March; third month of the lunar calendar
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; (arch.) lewd man; (arch.) lecher
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")