honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
in that way; thus; so; so?
lidded; covered; container with a lid
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to employ; to hire; to charter
subordinate work; assistant; servant
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at once; immediately; right now
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family