master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
royal line; royal descendants
(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
family; relatives; dependents; household
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
account book; ledger; register
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
blood vessel; blood relationship
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty