a little bit; a little while
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
how; in what way; how about
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
T-shaped wooden bell hammer
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
lately; recently; nowadays
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
particularly; only; in the case of
witnessing; observing; sighting
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
program (e.g. TV); programme
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
sooner or later; in time; eventually
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
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)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(present) head of a family
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch