honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
moaning; muttering; complaining
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
headship of a family; family property
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
face to face; between two persons
to have a talk; to tell a story
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic