warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
how; in what way; how about
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
family or person with samurai ancestors
normal school (pre-war Japan); teachers' training college
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
older brother; elder brother
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale