to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
belief; faith; conviction
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
agreement; assent; Norway
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
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
such ... as; or some such
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
I see; that's right; indeed
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
feeling; sense; impression
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
in that way; thus; so; so?
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o