to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
observation; survey; watching
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
tall figure; high stature
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
feeling; sense; impression
but; however; provided that
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
admiration; being impressed (by)
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be injured; to sustain a wound