this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
report; notification; registration
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to prostrate oneself before
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
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.)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
discouragement; disappointment; loss of energy; fatigue
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
audience (with a person of high standing)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality