time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
thousand years; very long period; forever
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
bright; shining; clear; evident
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
power; authority; influence
in that way; like that; that way
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe