yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
Tempo Reforms (series of government measures, 1841-1843 CE)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
laws regulating expenditures; sumptuary edicts; thrift ordinance
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
control; management; supervision
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
reform; reformation; reorganization
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
people; men and women; each person; everybody
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of