that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
something like ...; something called ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
suffix for familiar person
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
same country; same province; the (said) country
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
internal organ; viscera; gut
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings