previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
such; like that; that sort of; very
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
this (very thing); this precisely
to disperse; to take a castle
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)