may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
how; in what way; how about
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
at first; in the beginning; originally
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Christianity (in feudal Japan); Christian
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
after that; afterwards; thereafter
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
prohibition; ban; embargo
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh