to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
difference; discrepancy; variation
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
wet nurse; nursing mother
by means of; due to; because of; according to
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
practice; practising; training; study
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr