honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
difficult to ...; hard to ...
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
endurance; perseverance; patience
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
way of speaking; intimation
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
being forced to commit seppuku; to be forced to bear responsibility and resign from one's position
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
hundred days; lengthy time
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
dismissal (from a position); discharge