to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
adds force or indicates command
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
stupid idiot; total moron
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
after pleasure comes pain; there is no pleasure without pain; there is no rose without a thorn; take the good with the bad
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more