number one; first; best; most; game; round
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
only; merely; but; no more than
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
member of shogun's council of elders
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
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly