to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
at least; at most; (even) just
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to squeeze out; to wring out
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to go to; to visit; to call on
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to worry about the future
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
story; tale; talk; discussion
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
those (near the second person)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)