excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to say; to be called; to do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
young master; son of a high-ranking person
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
honorific/polite/humble prefix
name; given name; first name
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing