to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
in succession; one by one
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless