-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
calamity; disaster; accident
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
mental illness; emotional disorder
office and rank; an official rank
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
sad; wretched; deplorable
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
of no interest; not interested
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
ceremony for appointing officials other than ministers (from the Heian period)
older sister; elder sister
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
comfort; consolation; diversion
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
should; must; -able; probably; likely