endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in that way; thus; so; so?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble