surname; family name; last name
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
in that way; thus; so; so?
first thing in the morning
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
in history; ever; historical
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
the person in question; the person themselves; said person