assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
storeroom (attached to a house); Imperial warehouse
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to say; to be called; to do
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
by means of; due to; because of; according to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
while; during; while; although; all; both
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
retainer; retinue; servant
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...