to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
the other day; some time ago; recently
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
one by one; one after another; successively
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
honor; honour; credit; prestige
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something