pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
smuggling (during the Edo period); contraband
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
since; henceforth; ever since
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to pose a riddle; to hint (at); to drop a hint
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryō system, early Meiji period)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
story; tale; talk; discussion
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
connection; link; relationship