but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
longing for others; wanting company
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
how; in what way; how about
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
vice; bad manners; evil customs; storm; raging winds