also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
young master; young gentleman
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
father; dad; husband; you; he
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple
mistress; lover; prostitute
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside