to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
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 mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
special; particular; peculiar; unique
environment; surroundings; circumstances
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
existence; being; presence
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
human relations; personal relationships
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't you think?; indicates question
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
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
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!