bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
news; word; tidings; omen
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
older brother; elder brother
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law