master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
(Western-style) umbrella; parasol
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
feeling elated; being excited; high spirits
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to be inevitable; to be certain; to resolve (to do)
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
to ascend; to go up; to climb
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
front shrine; hall of worship
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
several men, several minds; everyone has his own (ideas, tastes, interests, etc.); different strokes for different folks
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood