like this; this sort; this way
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
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
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to serve; to work for; to attend
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
than; from; out of; except; but; more