master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
posture; position; stance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
existence; possession; having; limited company
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at the window; by the window; next to the window
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as