court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
how; in what way; by what means
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
mockery; derision; ridicule
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
existence; possession; having; limited company
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon