cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
honorific/polite/humble prefix
suffix for familiar person
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
older sister; elder sister
family a woman has married into
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
that's too bad; too bad for you!
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); the seven days of the week
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered