to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
don't you think?; indicates question
vengeful spirit (spawned from a living person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
myself; yourself; I; me; you
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird