to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
small grain; small stature or ability
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
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
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
a little bit; a little while
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
in that way; thus; so; so?
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
waste; uselessness; redundance
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
river; stream; River; the ... river
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish