unseasonable; out-of-season
about this time; about now
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to ask; to enquire; to query
(turn of) fortune; fate; luck; chance
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be cleared of a charge
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
one's native country; land of one's birth
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
both (people); the two of them
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
like this; in this way; as you see
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for