how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
condition; figure; appearance; voice
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
inn; tavern; Edo period lodging for travellers
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
to look around; to survey
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
internal organ; viscera; gut
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
business handbook (with glossary) of Edo period
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)