to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
by myself; in person; by oneself
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
common people; ordinary people; masses
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
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
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
adds force or indicates command
in that way; thus; so; so?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof