primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to govern; to manage; to subdue
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
a little bit; a little while
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
this occasion; at this time; now
young lord; successor of one's current lord
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
tenth day of the month; ten days
than; from; out of; except; but; more
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)