this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to become better; to improve
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
help; assistance; service
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
don't you think?; indicates question
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to pass (of time); to elapse
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
visiting one's constituency; (arch.) feudal lord's return to his estate
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony