chief retainer; daimyo's minister
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
best article under heaven; peerless
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to say; to be called; to do
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
doctor of Chinese (herbal) medicine
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
clinic; medical office; infirmary
medical science; medicine
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit