Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
now; the present time; just now; another; more
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
should; must; -able; probably; likely
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
of course; certainly; naturally
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
to lend an ear to; to listen to
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on