to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
retainer; retinue; servant
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
before the gate; in front of the gate
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
two persons; two people; pair; couple
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
suffix for familiar person
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of