after all; because; but; even; too; as well
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
now; the present time; just now; another; more
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
beginning; outset; first; onset
meaning; called; named; that says; that
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
patience; endurance; perseverance
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles