to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
Shō clan (royal family of the Ryukyu Kingdom)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
have a good day; take care; see you
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
counter for (small) boats
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)