magistrate; shogunate administrator
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
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
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
Yamauchi Youdou (1827-1872)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
in person; personally; directly
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
in that way; thus; so; so?
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ruler's orders; master's orders
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
than; from; out of; except; but; more
becoming a lordless samurai
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
irritating; annoying; nosy
to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die; (arch.) to go bad
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all