to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
close-cropped hair; shaven head
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
father; dad; husband; you; he
anecdote; brief (comic) story
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
duty; obligation; responsibility
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to perceive; to understand
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
manservant employed by a samurai (Edo period)