that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
security for a loan; collateral
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
preparation; arrangements
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
when it becomes; when it comes to
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
retort; back talk; backchat
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?