beginning; outset; first; onset
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
consequence; outcome; result; blame
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
wandering; jobless; unemployed
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to incur someone's enmity
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
all present; all concerned; all of us
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
at first; in the beginning; originally
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago