just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
in this way; thus; such; uh...
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to strangle; to constrict
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
without; but if; otherwise; or else
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); 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
while; during; while; although; all; both
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
originally; by nature; from the start
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) 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
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
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
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
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