to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
something like ...; something called ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
moxa (dried mugwort leaf used in moxibustion); Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
exclusive; attached to; specialist
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
now; the present time; just now; another; more
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
emperor (of Japan); mikado