this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
older brother; elder brother
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering