to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
man of incorruptible character
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
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 swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
(medical) doctor; physician
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to say; to be called; to do
dyspepsia; indigestion; weak digestion
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season