to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
originally; by nature; from the start
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
already; now; no longer; not any more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
(religious) faith; belief; creed
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
it is not (like that) either
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)