worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
greeting; a fine thing to say
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
acid; sourness; sour taste
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to taste; to distinguish; to understand
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
ignorant of the ways of the world
without; but if; otherwise; or else
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
haunted mansion; haunted house; enchanted house