wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
how; in what way; how about
world; society; people; the public
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
personage; person (deserving of respect)
very young; little; childish; immature
time; hour; season; time of the year
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more