to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting; one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor); Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
myself; yourself; I; me; you
now; the present time; just now; another; more
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
big man; large man; tall man; giant
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
very young; little; childish; immature
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry