to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
spring water; clear (pure) water
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
story; tale; talk; discussion
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to say; to be called; to do
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!