mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
being very busy; busyness
one's post; place of work; workplace
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
in one's own way or style
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
don't you think?; indicates question
tradition; legend; folklore
named after; associated with; connected with
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
all; entire; whole; altogether
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
such; like that; that sort of; very
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
mistress; kept woman; concubine
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family