previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
coincident with; while; simultaneously
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
and; thereupon; because of that
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
rather; better; instead; if anything
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
very interesting; of great interest
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to be found; to be discovered
to begin purchasing; to purchase
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
river; stream; River; the ... river
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to shout (in anger); to yell
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself