considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
letter; missive; note; mail