and; thereupon; because of that
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(present) head of a family
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
to serve; to work for; to attend
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
secret; private; surreptitious
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
like this; in this way; as you see
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
already; now; no longer; not any more
bygones; the past; past event
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...