board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to face; to go towards; to head towards
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
name; given name; first name
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
tenement house; row house
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
decoration; ornament; trimmings
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
only; merely; but; no more than
one night; one evening; all night; overnight