origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
near; close; beside; third person
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
now; the present time; just now; another; more
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
two persons; two people; pair; couple
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
parents and siblings; one's relatives
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
go that far; to that extent
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
newspaper reporter; print journalist
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any