good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
every place; various places
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
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.)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
large amount of money; great cost
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back