lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
diligence; assiduity; industry
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
haori (Japanese formal coat)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
double suicide; lovers' suicide
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd
to summon; to get used to call
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to