to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
high nose; person with a high nose; pride
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
lately; recently; nowadays
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
warp; curvature; curve; arch
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to turn completely into; to become completely
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
innocent; not guilty; harmless
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
at first; initially; in the beginning
to not take seriously; to take lightly
error; mistake; slip; bug
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
cake or snack served with tea
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
one party; one faction; one clique
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent