a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
than; from; out of; except; but; more
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
technique; art; skill; move
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to dye; to colour; to color
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
hello; good day; good afternoon
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then