a Buddha; deceased person
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
thereupon; shortly thereafter
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be found; to be discovered
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
preparation; arrangements
tenement house; row house
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be needed; to be wanted
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention