in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
how many people; a number of people
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
the lower classes; the common people
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
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
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
right (to do something); authority; power
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
office and rank; an official rank
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to choke; to have trouble breathing
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...