to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
loss of spirit; dejection
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
lightly; easily; carelessly
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
employer's house; master's house
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be silent; to say nothing
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
conduct; behavior; behaviour
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
what time; (lit.) which hour
difference; variation; difference
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to ask; to enquire; to query
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility