cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
sweet and sour; bittersweet
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
rope; cord; policeman's rope
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
door; gate; opening; title page
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
to shout (in anger); to yell
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
together; at the same time; same; identical
kitchen; financial situation
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to have a bath in the open air
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi period suō); (arch.) sleeveless robe worn by commoners
living room (Western style); sitting room
seventh day of the month; seven days
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
temple hall with a Kshitigarbha (Jizo) image