trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
please; somehow or other; one way or another
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
while; during; while; although; all; both
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to entrust; to leave to a person
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
type of faceted glass from Edo
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
of no interest; not interested
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)