to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
excellent (piece of) work
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
service with a samurai family; serving in a samurai household (as a valet, chambermaid, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to establish a school of; to make a home of one's own
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
one's house; one's home; one's family
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
why; how; for what reason
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to have a talk; to tell a story
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far