seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
but; however; provided that
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
tradition; legend; folklore
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
single word; a few words; brief comment
how; in what way; how about
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
drinking party; get-together
sorry; excuse me; thank you
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that