no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
originally; by nature; from the start
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
people; citizens; subjects; folk
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
honorific/polite/humble prefix