used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
like this; this sort; this way
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
be (that) as it may; having said that
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
lately; recently; nowadays
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
this family; we; this house
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
(artistic) accomplishments
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
help; assistance; service
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...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment