to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
than; from; out of; except; but; more
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
imperial command (decree); decree of cloistered emperor
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
outrageous lie; outright lie
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
secret; private; surreptitious
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
I see; that's right; indeed
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
such; like that; that sort of; very