spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
shellfish; seashell; shell
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
lock of hair (on the side of the head)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to gain fame; to make one's name
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
piece; fragment; one (object)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
etc.; et cetera; and so on
I see; that's right; indeed
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
number one; first; best; most; game; round
demanding; difficult; strict
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
manager; steward; factotum; useful person