celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
Nihon Kōki (third of the six classical Japanese history texts)
Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to pass (of time); to elapse
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable