appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
letter; missive; note; mail
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
how; in what way; how about
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
woman; female; feminine gender
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
master; teacher; stable master
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)