railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hello; good day; good afternoon
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
assistance; backing; reinforcements
going through; going via; going by way of
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
contrast; antithesis; comparison
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
cargo; freight; money or assets
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
emperor (of Japan); mikado