to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through
first meeting; first interview with
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
thin leather with gold patterns (introduced from Europe during the Edo period)
tobacco container (esp. a tobacco pouch)
(arch.) sky; cloud; distant place; high place; imperial court
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
set phrase; idiomatic expression
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
man of letters; literary man
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
The Golden Demon (Konjiki Yaksha) (1897 novel by Ozaki Koyo)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.