to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
this occasion; at this time; now
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
it is I who should say so
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
than; from; out of; except; but; more
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
(within a) territory; domains
to break into (a house to kill the master); to raid
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
don't you think?; indicates question
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch