to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
to be impressed; to greatly admire
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
in that way; thus; so; so?
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to say; to be called; to do
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)