to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
writing; composition; essay; sentence
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
dwelling; house; residence; address
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
actual profit; practical use; benefit
relation; connection; relevance
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to forget completely; to leave behind
results; record; grades; marks
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
passing (an examination); making the grade
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
sealed letter; sealed document; enclosure
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)