piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
the other day; a few days ago
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
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
bringing; taking; carrying
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
wherein; therein; thereinto
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)