only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
admiration; being impressed (by)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
name; given name; first name
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi period suō); (arch.) sleeveless robe worn by commoners
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
useless; vain; aimless; idle
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
one large ...; a great ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble