reply (to a letter); response; answer
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
belief; faith; conviction
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
it is not (like that) either
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
with a clang; with a bang; with a crash
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
land near a castle; castle town
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
name; given name; first name