shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
honorific/polite/humble prefix
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
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 ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to repeat; to do over again
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
succession; continuation; series; sequence
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
elopement; running away with a lover
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
myself; yourself; I; me; you
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...