natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
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.)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
such; like that; that sort of; very
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
young lord; successor of one's current lord
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
what sort of; what kind of; what way
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
third day of the month; three days
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...