pledge made over sake cups; exchange of nuptial cups
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to run a shop; to have a shop
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
memory; sense; experience
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
police sergeant (Edo period); low-ranking samurai who assisted daimyo or prominent military commanders (Muromachi period)
cash bonus; reward; bounty
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
bhava (becoming, existence)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell