indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
public holiday; celebration (of)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
title; heading; article; benevolence; friendly feeling
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
congratulation; celebration
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun) (vigour); being in the ascendant