to ask; to enquire; to query
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
much less; to say nothing of
while; during; while; although; all; both
to carry out one's mission
how many months?; how long?
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
loyal retainer; loyal subject
please; somehow or other; one way or another
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to appease; to suppress; to calm
please (give me); please (do for me)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
in comparison to; rather than
pride; boast; credit (to)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
coagulation; freezing; solidification; curdling; setting; congealing
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
certainly; surely; definitely
enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that