difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
working in the fields; working on a farm
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
just; fair; proper; reasonable
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
emperor (of Japan); mikado