role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
serious; not joking; straight
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
curse; spell; malediction
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
will not do; do not; does not
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk
beautiful woman; pretty girl
form; shape; figure; visage
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand