endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
long ago; once upon a time
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
proceeding to the capital
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
that is to say; so that means
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
than; from; out of; except; but; more
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
is that so? (generally rhetorical)