state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
deceased; late; dead; departed
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
Buddhist memorial service
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
for example; for instance; e.g.
20th day of the month; 20 days
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
10th day of the month; ten days
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
just past noon; afternoon
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)