end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to leave something as it is
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
letter; missive; note; mail
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
than; other than; except; but
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to look around; to survey
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen