hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
congratulation; celebration
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
agreement; stipulation; contract
this occasion; at this time; now
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
under the orders of; by order (command)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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 pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
than; from; out of; except; but; more
together; mutually; fellow
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
to ascertain; to check; to make sure