youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
how; in what way; how about
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to say; to be called; to do
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays