splendid horse; promoted bishop
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
lowly people (Edo period); eta
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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.)
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
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 leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks