to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
beginning; outset; first; onset
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to say; to be called; to do
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
oppression; suppression; pressure
to cease; to stop; to be over
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
clearing one's throat; cough
to tighten; to press hard
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
persistence; single-mindedness
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
number one; first; best; most; game; round
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy