jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
whispering into a person's ear
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
what's what; heads or tails
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
teacher's mark or grade book
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to fall into another's hands
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
every year; yearly; annually
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
go that far; to that extent
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number