director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
already; now; no longer; not any more
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...