stairs; stairway; staircase
after that; afterwards; thereafter
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
how many years; how long; what year
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
this family; we; this house
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
no!; no no!; no, not at all
meaning; significance; sense
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate