by means of; due to; because of; according to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
member of shogun's council of elders
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to pick up; to find; to gather
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to make publicly known; to profess to be; to pretend to be; to pass off for; to pose as
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
something; some kind of; for some reason
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
world; society; people; the public
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)