older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
sampling food; tasting; trying
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to pass (of time); to elapse
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
long time; several hours; long spell
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
up until now; as recently as the present
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
society; the world; the times
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
bottom part of the upper cross-beam of a torii
what kind of; what sort of; what
indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)