to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to collect; to assemble; to gather
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
now; the present time; just now; another; more
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
nothing but; except; no more than
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this family; our family; this house; we
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
chink in the armor (armour)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Hachiman (god of war); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)