to know (a person); to think
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
impossible to do (although wants to)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
very loose; slowly; leisurely
way of talking; speaking style
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
because of; owing to; due to
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
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
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof