rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
crouching; formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
I see; that's right; indeed
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
and then; and so; and; so then
shamisen with a thick neck
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
how; in what way; how about; questionable
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)