to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
rather; better; instead; if anything
I see; that's right; indeed
to say; to be called; to do
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
raging fire; conflagration
to fly around; to scatter
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to turn towards; to point
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to wear; to put on (a sword)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to order; to command; to appoint
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally