Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to say; to tell; to state; to do
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
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
older brother; elder brother
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to gain fame; to make one's name
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate