to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
how; in what way; how about
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
nose medicine (e.g. nasal spray); bribe; hush money; soothing sweets (for a child)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to explain away; to answer evasively
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
contraband (goods); prohibited goods
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
price; cost; value; worth; value
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
reason; cause; circumstances
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it