to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
present (brought by a visitor); gift
coming and going; commuting
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
bedside; near one's pillow
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
manners; behavior; behaviour
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
dealing with; coping with
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
manners; behavior; behaviour
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old