husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
imperial decree; imperial edict
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
every place; various places
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
management; administration; operation
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to live through; to survive
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine