to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
extensive knowledge; erudition
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
even though; despite; notwithstanding
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
to do together; to share; to participate in
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to say; to be called; to do
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
shogun-authorized trading vessel (authorised)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
as you see; as you can see