sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
shellfish; seashell; shell
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to gather; to collect; to assemble
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
chief; main; principal; important
Council of Five Elders; committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age
Ishida Mitsunari (1560-1600; samurai)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
please (give me); please (do for me)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)