to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
eating; bite (in fishing)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
in that way; thus; so; so?
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
steamship; steamboat; steamer
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
aggression; invasion; raid
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened