historical play; period drama
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
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
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
chair; stool; post; office; position
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
myself; yourself; I; me; you
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
older brother; elder brother
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute