mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
character information; character data; textual data
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
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
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
ten; 10; ten years of age
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
reflective water surface; reflecting water
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
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