to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
sincerity; true heart; devotion
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
paying loan installments whenever one happens to have money (instalments)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
such; like that; that sort of; very
lighter; (small) cargo vessel
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
devotion; attachment; infatuation
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
major dealer; wealthy merchant
15th day of the 8th lunar month
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days