while; during; while; although; all; both
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
participation; joining; entry; adherence
late at night; small hours of the morning
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...