father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(present) head of a family
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
needy circumstances; living in poverty
honorific/polite/humble prefix
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
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 hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
all present; all concerned; all of us
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
tool; implement; means; furniture