please; somehow or other; one way or another
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(Edo-period) town magistrate
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to work hard; to work diligently
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
adds force or indicates command
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(waka) poetic sentiment; waka-composing mood; solid grounding in waka; meaning of a waka poem
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound