number one; first; best; most; game; round
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
in order; in turn; one by one
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to be called; to do
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
energy; military strength
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
family; members of a family
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
feudal retainer or warrior
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
memory; sense; experience
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
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 meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
difficult to ...; hard to ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")