yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to exchange; to interchange
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
one's own child; one's own children
letting (someone) die without helping
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
hometown; rural township (of China)
powerful family; powerful clan
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
family; relatives; dependents; household
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to govern; to manage; to subdue
at that time; in those days
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
(within a) territory; domains
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics