to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
in person; personally; directly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
hostile party; enemy side
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
like this; in this way; as you see
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
very young; little; childish; immature
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
older brother; elder brother
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
step; stride; counter for steps
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to