pitching ability; counter for pitches
to pick up; to find; to gather
(love) letter tossed into a home
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
cease and desist order; stay order; discontinuance order; suspension order
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
opening a business; opening a practice
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
(arrogance and) insolence
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
front palanquin bearer; flunky; cat's-paw; tool
abusive language; foul language
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
stingy; cheap; very frugal
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
benevolent act; healing act
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
everywhere; all over; throughout
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
written appeal; manifesto; declaration
test drive; test ride; trial ride
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off