it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be manageable; to be able to handle
armed might; military power; the sword; force
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
news; word; tidings; omen
insubordination; outlawry
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
on the roof; court nobles
secret; private; surreptitious
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to be needed; to be wanted
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
weak point; unskillfulness
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
family positioned to accede to the shogunate