master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
technique; art; skill; move
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to congratulate; to celebrate
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
rest; break; recess; intermission
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
raging bull; ferocious bull
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that