I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
like this; this sort; this way
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
manners; courtesy; etiquette
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
adds force or indicates command
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(your, his, her) daughter
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
great swordsman; master fencer
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle