eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
lowly person; lowliness; I
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you