may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
without; but if; otherwise; or else
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
be (that) as it may; having said that
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
assistant instructor; substitute instructor
while; during; while; although; all; both
helper; assistant; help; assistance
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
physician in private practice; town doctor; doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
to have one's ability acknowledged by others; to be appreciated for one's skill
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
greeting; a fine thing to say
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)