used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
this (very thing); this precisely
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
discussion; argument; debate
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
Nagasaki Naval Training Center (est. 1855 at the entrance to Dejima)
older brother; elder brother
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji eras)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in