nice; likeable; desirable
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
and; thereupon; because of that
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
Western clothing; Western binding
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
both; both sides; both parties
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
in comparison to; rather than
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)