being startled; getting a shock
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
because; the reason why is
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
every year; yearly; annually
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
(a few) words; phrase; expression
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
how long; how far; how much
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack