with the exception of; excepting; excluding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
please (give me); please (do for me)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
polite; respectful; reverent
door; gate; opening; title page
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to have a meal; to take a meal
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken