suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
disposition; temperament; turn of mind; atmosphere; feeling
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
derailment; digression; deviation
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji eras)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable