non-standard pronunciation; dialect; mistaken rumor; baseless gossip
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
autumn breeze; fall breeze
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to entertain; to make welcome
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
at that time; in those days
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
young master; son of a high-ranking person
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
to hold an additional item in one's hand; to use an additional hand to hold