bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
last night; yesterday evening
fire under suspicious circumstances; arson
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to approach; to draw near
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
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
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to say; to tell; to state; to do
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
accidental fire; fire caused by negligence; misfire; failure to ignite
in the ministry; in the department
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr