doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
way; method; means; resource; course
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
reason; cause; circumstances
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
successively; one after another
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
courtesy call; courtesy visit
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
gift; present; tip; bribe
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other