illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
way; method; means; resource; course
a little bit; a little while
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
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
marriage proposal; marriage talks
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
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)
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
feudal retainer or warrior
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more