complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to look away; to avert one's eyes
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
acid; sourness; sour taste
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
matchmaker's story; saying nice things about a person
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
way of speaking; profession
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to be infected; to be contagious
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
un-; non-; negative prefix
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
sympathy; compassion; pity
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
influential person; man of importance
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)