birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to get a (driver's) license
accurate portrait; photographic portrait
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
pitiable; pitiful; piteous; sorry; sad
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces (Edo period)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
oppression; tyranny; despotism
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
in person; personally; directly
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
counter for (small) boats
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
great mountain; large mountain
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain