to apologize; to apologise
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
way; method; means; resource; course
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out