country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
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 hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
now; the present time; just now; another; more
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of