only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
directly; in person; firsthand
arrest; apprehension; capture
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
that matter; those matters
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to collect; to assemble; to gather
one party; one faction; one clique
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
autumn moon; harvest moon
how; in what way; how about
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
entering the capital; entering Tokyo
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
reason; cause; circumstances
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for