was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
help; assistance; service
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
tension; mental strain; nervousness
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
sick person; patient; invalid
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to feel oneself indebted to
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to become better; to improve
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)