that's the way it is; such is life
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
suffix for familiar person
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
in the same way as; just like
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
hot topic; talk of the town
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
daimyo's main Edo mansion
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of