this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
(Edo-period) town magistrate
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
great swordsman; master fencer
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
genuine article; real thing; real deal
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
in comparison to; rather than
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last