first generation; founder
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
tradition; legend; folklore
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
marriage proposal; marriage talks
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to fight against; to oppose; to face
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
now; the present time; just now; another; more
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention