easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ago; since; before; previous
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
I see; that's right; indeed
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master