Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
river; stream; River; the ... river
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
tenement house; row house
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
landowner; landlord; landlady
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
land agent; house agent; real estate agent
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
honorific/polite/humble prefix
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
that; the matter in question
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing