entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
directly; in person; firsthand
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
don't you think?; indicates question
manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
knowing; (an) acquaintance
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
memory; sense; experience
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
waste of time; killing time
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
honest person; conscientious person
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important