to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
leaving half-read (book, etc.); leaving unfinished
indeed; really; truly; very much
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
blunder; slip; error; error
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
energy; military strength
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen; geisha who sings at parties
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
information; news; report; reward; retribution
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
consideration; deliberation; discussion
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou); three-stringed instrument
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute