what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
pleasant person; attractive person; animal liked by all because of its cuteness
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
emergency; unexpectedness
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to have a talk; to tell a story
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
two persons; two people; pair; couple
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
addition; annexation; appendage
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing