high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
adds force or indicates command
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah